A-100 Drawbar cleaning ?

[rrgrr]

I've had this Hammond a little over a year, now it's time I get this last detail sorted. My drawbars are very good Except the very ends, I guess -around the 7-8 area, pretty much all of them have a cruddy spot where they work, but there's a little 'static' when I adjust there. I picked it up at a Hammond shop where it had (what I guess was) a very basic clean & check prior to the sale for the P.O..
I need to get that cleaned up and am looking for some advice. I'm partly inclined to cover everything else and give it a good Deoxit bath, but I wanted to check with the experts here if there might be a better way ?
Any help is appreciated.

[Bobmann]

I've had this Hammond a little over a year, now it's time I get this last detail sorted. My drawbars are very good Except the very ends, I guess -around the 7-8 area, pretty much all of them have a cruddy spot where they work, but there's a little 'static' when I adjust there. I picked it up at a Hammond shop where it had (what I guess was) a very basic clean & check prior to the sale for the P.O..
I need to get that cleaned up and am looking for some advice. I'm partly inclined to cover everything else and give it a good Deoxit bath, but I wanted to check with the experts here if there might be a better way ?
Any help is appreciated.

Try entering "drawbar cleaning" in the search box. Rather than repost all this information, you can read thru all the posts on the subject and determine what method fits your level of ability the best.

Bob

[einstein magoo]

This topic has been discussed all through the Hammond forum. Below is a quote of mine from a recent thread about drawbar cleaning. I am a total noob and profess no deep knowledge, I only know what worked very well for me so sharing for your consideration. This was related to an L-100 but drawbars are pretty much drawbars...

"I just got in the back of the organ, already had back and top off for other work, pushed all drawbars in and one at a time gently depressed the leaf spring and aimed a short shot of CRC contact cleaner upward in the back of the drawbar. I shot three or four at a time then worked the dog-***t out of the drawbars back and forth for a couple minutes. Then went on to the next two or three.

When finished, checked it out and all were working cleanly and smoothly with no ill affect. Finished with a tiny shot of CRC Power Lube in the same locations, again working the drawbark. Wiped offf any excess lube, wasn't much cause I used it very sparingly, and drawbars are now top notch excellent in function and operate smoothly. No melted or deformed plastic. CRC cans indicate "safe for use on most plastics".

I have been playing and cleaning on the thing each night since Sunday, and everything is working great. Close inspection each night shows no problems with my cleaning technique or product choice."

Good luck with yours rrgr!

[rrgrr]

Thanks fellas,
Not my first forum, ya know. I was getting to the point where I could spend another half a day reading through all the semi-relevant posts on this topic, Or hope that someone could help me narrow my search, and I could get the job done quickly.

I didn't want to make a career out of it, so I went with the spray, & wipe, rinse and repeat method and everything is great now. D5 in and on the contact areas and a bit of silicone under got the job done. Thanks again EM!